Mud chain



July 6, 1926.

F. T, WISE mun CHAIN Filed Jan. 13. 1925 extend the cross inen'ibers2.Fasteni ng'de V shaped notch 9; v 7 formed from a plate bent over uponits selt Patented J ulylfi, 1926 Y Y 7 a UNITED; STATE- s PAT ENT. oF-F1ee,f f Y nonnns'r t wlsn, OF BURNS, KANSAS."

. UD CHAIN.

i i IApplication filed January The present invention relates to a tirechain and has for an 0b ect to provide an improved fastener which Wlll"function to tighten the chain about the tire, and with Figure 2 is anedgefelevation ofone of the fastening devices.

Referrin to the drawin in detail it Will' g b 7 i be seen that the chainillustrated consists 01 the longitudinal members 1 between whichvicesare attached to the end links of the and a channel member 5.

lower end with a diagonally disposed slot ,7-,ente1 'ing the opening 8.On the upper edge of the plate 4 there is provided-a V- The channelmember; 75 is along its median dimension and is pivoted to the end ofthe plate 4. at 10. The sides of the member are slotted as. atllbeginnii'ig "from its longitudinal edges and entering openings '12.

Theqifree end of 'the channel. member 5 is beveled as at 13. 1 The freeend links of the c-haln areen shown :at the top of Figure l'to the 13,1925. seriai-No. 2,155.

gaged' over the hooks'fi, and the' channel members '5' are swungfronithe POSIUOLL leseds positionshown at the bottom of F therebycausing the ti since the links?) are pivoted" to intermediate portions01: the members 5; The. surplus links, as shown at the bottom of Figure1,

be engaged in the op'enings 8fandl'l2, i and the natnrel tendency of thefastener to 45,

open will cause a biting'engagenient oi" the" fastener with the endsurplus links so as to prevent its accidental displacement andnt thesame time the surplus links will prevent the opening of the fasteningdevice. Having thus described my invention, what I claim gas new is: r ir A chain fastenenand tightener including a plate having oneend formedinto ja'hook and provided on one-longitudinal edge with a slot enteringan-'intermediately disposed opening offset in relation; to, saidsloty-"a channel niemben pivotedt the other end at theplate and havingitsisides provided with slots extending from its edges and .0termlnating 1n OPGDIDgSOfiSQb in relation to said last-ment oned slots,said last-mentioned slots being adapted to register with the slot 01"thefplat'e when the channel member is 7 closed over-the plate, the-freeend of t1echannel member adapted to close over the opening of the hook,and a link pivoted to the channel member intermediate its ends.

neannsr 'r. WISE.

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